Other Events and Attributes:

• Also Known As: Louis Charles Édouard COUTUREAU

Louis married Suzanne Françoise Lucie MERCIER on 12 Apr 1913 in Saint-Cloud, Hauts-de-Seine, France. Suzanne was born on 22 Aug 1893 in Saint-Cloud, Hauts-de-Seine, France; died on 19 Sep 1982 in Saint-Cloud, Hauts-de-Seine, France. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Marguerite COUTUREAU was born on 18 Jul 1914 in Saint-Cloud, Hauts-de-Seine, France; died on 31 Oct 1983 in Saint-Cloud, Hauts-de-Seine, France.
2. Paul COUTUREAU was born on 6 Jan 1918 in Saint-Cloud, Hauts-de-Seine, France; died on 17 Apr 2018 in Chantilly, Oise, France.
3. Anne-Marie COUTUREAU was born on 25 Jan 1920 in Saint-Cloud, Seine, France; died on 29 Nov 2001 in Cluses, Haute-Savoie, France.
4. Alain COUTUREAU was born on 8 Mar 1922 in Saint-Cloud, Hauts-de-Seine, France; died on 3 Jul 1996 in Saint-Cloud, Hauts-de-Seine, France.
5. Père Emmanuel COUTUREAU was born on 23 May 1923 in Saint-Cloud, Hauts-de-Seine, France; died on 8 Dec 1997.
6. Michel COUTUREAU was born on 25 Jun 1924 in Saint-Cloud, Hauts-de-Seine, France; died on 11 Feb 1925 in Saint-Cloud, Hauts-de-Seine, France.
7. Marie-Bernadette COUTUREAU was born on 20 Aug 1925 in Saint-Cloud, Hauts-de-Seine, France; died on 1 Jul 2003 in Vannes, Morbihan, France.
8. Michelle COUTUREAU was born on 10 Feb 1927 in Saint-Cloud, Hauts-de-Seine, France; died on 6 May 1974 in Soissons, Aisne, France.
9. Marie COUTUREAU was born on 17 Jul 1929 in Soissons, Aisne, France; died on 17 Dec 2004 in Saint-Cloud, Hauts-de-Seine, France.
10. Pierre COUTUREAU was born on 30 Aug 1931 in Saint-Pierre-Quiberon, Morbihan, France.
11. Thérèse COUTUREAU was born on 25 Nov 1932 in Saint-Cloud, Hauts-de-Seine, France; died on 27 Nov 1932 in Saint-Cloud, Hauts-de-Seine, France.

Other Events and Attributes:

• Occupation: Ingénieur-géomètre

Notes:

Alfred-Alexandre Coutureau, ingénieur-géomètre de son état, demeurait au 13, rue Preschez à Saint-Cloud et fut l’inventeur de l’équerre d’alignement à réflexion, un outil indispensable aux topographes.

Coutureau optical square
 This optical square was invented by Alfred-Alexandre Coutureau ingénieur-géomètre in Saint-Cloud, France and patented in 1885 in France (pat. 169887), in Luxembourg (pat. 604) and in Germany (DRP 36083). According to the Berthelemy catalogue, the Coutureau optical square was adopted for use by the Italian Cadastre.
 Several (slightly different) versions are known: see Berthelemy 1890, Muret 1906, Morin 1910, and Secretan 1924. The optical square pictured at left is identical to the 1922 version sold by Secretan in their 1924 catalogue.

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NOTES / RÉFÉRENCES

[1] Catalogue et Prix des Instruments de Mathématiques...A. Berthélemy, 1890, page 3 and 12. Library University of Chicago.

[2] H. Morin; Catalogue Général 37th edition, 1910-11, page 35. CNUM.

[3] Sécrétan; Instruments de précision, 1924, page 13. CNUM.

[4] Laussedat, Aimé; Recherches sur les instruments, les méthodes et le dessin topographiques, Gauthier-Villars, Paris 1898-1903.

[5] Charles Muret; Topographie: applications spéciales à l’agriculture; arpentage, nivellement, Cadastre, 1906, page 69. Internet Archive.

Alfred-Alexandre married Léonie Marie-Florine GIRARD on 26 Oct 1880 in Montlignon, Seine-et-Oise, France. Léonie (daughter of Jacques Adolphe GIRARD and Marcelline Ambroisine FROMONT) was born on 9 Jan 1859 in Moisselles, Seine-et-Oise, France; died on 13 Oct 1926 in Saint-Cloud, Seine, France. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Occupation: 1894; Cultivateur

Alexandre married Louise Adèle COQUELIN on 1 May 1851 in Flins-sur-Seine, Seine-et-Oise, France. Louise (daughter of Rémy Cloud COQUELIN and Louise Adèle DANVILLE) was born on 9 May 1832 in Flins-sur-Seine, Seine-et-Oise, France; died on 1 Dec 1872 in Flins-sur-Seine, Seine-et-Oise, France. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Jacques married Marcelline Ambroisine FROMONT on 23 Sep 1856 in Berville, Seine-et-Oise, France. Marcelline (daughter of Charles FROMONT and Sophie Cérine Estelle SION) was born on 26 Jul 1837 in Bréançon, Seine-et-Oise, France; died on 17 Dec 1924 in Saint-Cloud, Seine, France. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Occupation: Maçon

Notes:

Métier: maître-maçon

Pierre married Marguerite Léonie OURSEL on 30 Jan 1813 in Flins-sur-Seine, Seine-et-Oise, France. Marguerite (daughter of Georges Gabriel OURSEL and Marie-Françoise MASSON) was born on 16 Feb 1790 in Flins-sur-Seine, Seine-et-Oise, France; died on 30 May 1860 in Flins-sur-Seine, Seine-et-Oise, France. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Rémy married Louise Adèle DANVILLE on 3 Nov 1824 in Flins-sur-Seine, Seine-et-Oise, France. Louise (daughter of Louis DANVILLE and Louise Sophie GOJARD) was born in 1797; died in 1876. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

François married Marie Geneviève HOCHU on 4 Feb 1816 in Saint-Rémy-l’Honoré, Seine-et-Oise, France. Marie (daughter of Claude HOCHU and Marie Marguerite FLEURY) was born on 22 Oct 1790 in Saint-Rémy-l’Honoré, Seine-et-Oise, France; died on 20 Mar 1852 in Saint-Rémy-l’Honoré, Seine-et-Oise, France. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Charles married Sophie Cérine Estelle SION on 3 Nov 1836 in Grisy-les-Plâtres, Seine-et-Oise, France. Sophie (daughter of Pierre Désiré Prudence SION and Marie Jeanne SEVESTRE) was born in 1817; died in 1839. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]